by Joe Power
Felt very seedy all day with chill, stayed in.
Friday 1 December
Felt better today, went for along walk with Patterson on the far side of the valley. I enjoyed it more and felt better after it than I have for a long time.
Saturday 2 December
Musketry, 30 yards range all morning, billiards, Leake brought over draughts. Dinner in Havre at Hotel Moderne, Patterson went up to the line, 1st Batt.
Sunday 3 December
Church and RC [parade] went for a long walk in the afternoon.
Monday 4 December
C.T.S. all day, a draft of men from King Edward’s House came to my detail.
Tuesday 5 December
Capt. Orr and Jack Davison arrived also Chamberlain from the 5th Batt. Interior economy, rained most of the day.
Wednesday 6 December
Orr went up to the line to the 2nd Batt.
Thursday 7 December
I was Orderly Officer; Capt. Page arrived from the Royal Berkshire Regt.
Friday 8 December
A large draft was suddenly called for and about 500 men were sent up to the line this evening. I spent practically the whole day censoring letters.
Saturday 9 December
Morgan, Grenville and Adair brought a draft over from England. Jack and I had tea and dinner with them in Havre. Macintosh went up to the line to the 4th Batt.
Sunday 10 December
Extraordinarily good sermon in church by one of the padres. Had tea and dinner in Havre with Jack.
Monday 11 December
Had day off due to a sore heel.
Tuesday 12 December
Interior economy, Bridgeman, Hobbs and Reid went up to the line, I received my orders to join my unit and conduct a draft of K.R.R.s (King’s Rifle Regiment).
Wednesday 13 December
We marched down to Havre and left at 11.30 pm; roads very bad and we were heavily laden; we drew three days rations and iron rations, detrained at Rouen 8 am.
Thursday 14 December
Took the men to a rest camp in Rouen. Had a very good bath and excellent lunch at Officer’s Club; entrained at 2.30 pm, men travelled in ordinary luggage vans, 30 per van.
APPENDIX
TWO
Menu for Christmas Dinner held at the Officers’ Mess, King’s Rifles Regt., at the Somme on 17 January 1917:
Menu for Christmas Dinner held at Officer’s Mess, King’s Rifles Regtiment held at the Somme on 17 January 1917. (Courtesy of the Hon. Grania R. O’Brien)
APPENDIX
THREE
Members of West Clare Recruitment Committees March 1916. (Information taken from the Glynn Papers.)
Kilrush
V. Revd Canon McInerney, PP; Revd Fr O’Gorman, CC; Revd L. O’Brien, CC; V. Revd Canon Armstrong, rector; M. Killeen, president of the AOH; W. Counihan; H.R. Glynn, DL; J.S. Dowling, JP; W.J. Glynn, JP; B. Culligan, JP; W. McNamara, vice-president of the AOH; T. Ryan, vice-chairman of the Kilrush Urban Council; W. Carmody, JP, Poor Law Guardian; T.J. O’Doherty, JP; J. Ryan, National Bank; R. Welsh; M. Hennessy, manager of the National Bank; G.V. Watson, manager of the Provincial Bank; T. Kelly, clerk of the Kilrush Union; M. Crotty, Kilrush Urban Council and Poor Law Guardian; T. Nagle; M. O’Meara, Kilrush Urban Council; P.J. Dillon; P.J. O’Shea, NT; J.J. Bradley; M. Slattery; and T. Lillis, Kilrush Urban Council.
Kilkee
V. Revd Canon P. Glynn, PP; W.C. Doherty, chairman of the Kilkee Town Commissioners and Kilrush Board of Guardians; Dr P.C. Hickie, JP; P.S. Brady, RM; Dr C.O. Hickie; G. Collins, Town Commissioner; P. Keane, Town Clerk; J.T. Doherty; H. Rountree, manager of the Provincial Bank; M. Scanlan, vice-chairman of the Kilkee Town Commission; J. Murray, County Councillor; J. Kett, chairman of Clare County Council.
Ennistymon
Revd Fr Cassidy, PP; E. O’Dwyer; M. Griffy, clerk of the Ennistymon Union, and president of the AOH; P.J. Hurley; Dr Keane, JP; Dr O’Dwyer, JP; J. McInerney, JP; J. Nagle; M. Leyden, JP, chairman of Ennistymon Rural District Council; Joseph Leyden; J.J. Matthews, manager of the National Bank; J.M. O’Riordan, manager of the Munster and Leinster Bank; P. Kerin; P. Daly; John O’Dea; M. McCarthy; J. Roughan; and M. Linnane.
Miltown Malbay
V. Revd Canon Hannon, PP; T. O’Brien, T. Burke, Clare County Council; M.J. Kenny, KC; J.T. O’Brien; M. McDonagh; Mat Lynch; Dr Hillery; Dr McClancy; P. Clancy, JP; Gould Ellis, JP; W. Hynes; James McMahon; Revd A. Elliott, rector; J.F. Davis; A. Jones; M. Moroney; and Dr Healy.
Cooraclare
Revd Fr Hehir, PP; M. Mescall, JP, chairman of the Kilrush Rural District Council; J. Kenny; and M.B. Kelly (Cree).
Mullagh
Revd Fr Glynn, PP; Revd J. Considine, CC; Revd M. McCormack, CC; P.J. Talty, Rural District Councillor; and M. O’Dwyer, Rural District Councillor.
Kildysart
V Revd Fr F. O’Dea, PP; J. Bianconi, JP; J. Casey; Thomas Kenny; Timothy Kenny; P. McNamara; John Meehan; M. Griffin, JP, chairman of the Kildysart Rural District Council; P. McMahon, clerk of the Kildysart Union; and M. Shannon.
Kilshanny
Revd Fr McGurran, PP, and J. Murphy, technical instructor.
Kilmihil
J.F. Daly; Francis Ryan; and James Griffin, JP.
Carrigaholt
W.C.V. Burton, DL; Dr Studdert, JP; P.J. O’Kelly; T.D. Roughan; A.O’Dwyer; and James Lillis,(Querrin).
Doonbeg
V. Revd Fr Vaughan, PP, and M. McInerney.
Knock and Killimer
V. Revd P. Barrett, PP; F.W. Hickman, DL; P. Hassett, JP; Capt. Poole Gore; James Blake; and P. McInerney
APPENDIX
FOUR
This letter, by James Wood, was sent to Lord Inchiquin to appeal for an increase in wages. It is reproduced here courtesy of the Hon. Grania O’Brien.
‘An example of a man’s weekly expense, c. 1918.’
Weekly wages…………………
£1 12s 0d
Flour 3st, at 3s per st……………………
9s 0d
Tea , 1lb at 4s per lb………………………
4s 0d
Sugar, half a stone 6d per lb…………………
3s 6d
Butter 2lbs at 2s per lb……………………
4s 0d
Oil, half a gallon at 1s 8d per gal……………
0s 10d
3lbs American bacon at 1s 4d per lb…………
4s 0d
Milk, 7qts at 6d per qt………………………
4s 2d
Meat for Sunday roast (beef or mutton),
2lbs at 1s 2d per lb…………
2s 4d
National health insurance………………………
0s 4d
Total :…………………………
£1 13s 6d
Leaving firing, clothing and necessaries essential for household to be supplied from little home industries, for example fowl rearing and pig rearing. Asking your Lordships consideration from this very chariatible [sic] example, as one of the many in your employment, James Woods, Ayleacotty (Family 5 inclusive).
APPENDIX FIVE
War Charity in Clare
War charities in Clare, news cutting from the Saturday Record, 18 August 1918.
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